Equity Summit 2023

Webinar Recap: The State of Transportation and Health Equity

Smart Growth America recently released The State of Transportation and Health Equity, a field scan looking at the intersection of transportation and health equity in the U.S. today....

Transportation, Health Equity, New Reports, Webinars

How three communities integrated arts & culture with transportation—and how you can too

As part of the State of the Art Workshop, Bozeman’s participants ride the local Streamline bus to experience first-hand the challenges riders face. (Image: staff photo) Last week...

Creative Placemaking, Transportation, arts and culture, Bozeman, Buffalo, creative placemaking, streamline

Webinar recording: Three toolkits for smart growth in rural places

In late April Smart Growth America released three new toolkits for smart growth in rural places. Our Community Facilities Location toolkit helps communities make the most of new...

Rural Development, affordable housing, Community facilities, Fiscal Impact Analysis, Toolkits, webinar, Webinars

Divided by Design 2023 Webinar

Webinar

New video: Walking in one of the deadliest states in America

In this year’s Dangerous by Design report, Florida was ranked as the second most deadly state for people walking. From 2018-2022, Florida saw an average of 3,705 deaths...

Complete Streets, Dangerous by Design 2024

Dangerous by Design Champion Testimonies

Testimonial

Community Connectors Atlanta Convening Recap

Testimonial

Small Towns, Big Impact

For the past 20 years, Smart Growth America has perhaps done more work in smaller towns and rural places than anywhere else, offering technical assistance, workshops with local...

Testimonial, Land Use and Development, Rural Development, Rural

ATL Rising: Building resilience in the face of extreme heat

Together with the Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), Smart Growth America has been raising awareness about the compounding effects of climate change, including the interactions between extreme heat,...

Testimonial, Climate Change, Resilience

The 2024 Equity Summit Recap Video

Event, Equity Summit, Events

A rural roadmap: Complete Streets for small towns

Long car trips don’t have to be a part of daily life for small towns and rural communities. Complete Streets are a vital tool for ensuring that rural...

Complete Streets

A rural roadmap: Aging in place with Complete Streets

A common misconception about investments that support walking, biking, rolling, and public transit is that the demand for these initiatives is limited to urban communities. Our new video,...

Complete Streets

A Community of Collaboration – The 2024 Champions Alumni Convening

Last month, we spent two days with Complete Streets Champion Institute alumni and community leaders to discuss strategies for implementing Complete Streets in our communities. The event served...

Complete Streets, Technical assistance, Champions Institute

Walking in Memphis: These streets are Dangerous by Design

Memphis is the deadliest city for pedestrians. According to our new report, Dangerous by Design 2024, Memphis holds the #1 spot, with a rate of 5.14 per 100,000...

Testimonial, Complete Streets, Transportation, Dangerous by Design

Meeting the moment: The 2024 Equity Summit

We’re so thankful to have had nearly 300 people gather in Washington, DC at our first in-person Equity Summit. We spent two days unpacking how we can work...

Event, 2024 Equity Summit, Equity Summit, Racial Equity, Social Equity

Equity Summit 2024: Charles T. Brown

Charles T. Brown Equitable Cities LLC Founder & CEO Learn more about Charles Charles T. Brown, MPA, CPD, LCI, is more than a transportation expert—he is a catalyst...

Event, Advancing Racial Equity, Equity Summit

Equity Summit 2024 Keynote: April De Simone

April De Simone Practice of Democracy Founder, Managing Principal NOMA, Associate AIA Learn more about April At the intersection of social dynamics and spatial design, Ms. De...

Event, Advancing Racial Equity, Equity Summit

NEW VIDEO: Creating Thriving Communities Through Complete Streets: Wenatchee’s Story

Made in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health, our new video tells the story of Wenatchee, Washington—a community that came together to make their streets safer....

Testimonial, Complete Streets

VIDEO: Pedestrian fatalities continue to rise. Here’s why.

In a conversation with CBS Sunday Morning, SGA’s Vice President of Transportation and Thriving Communities Beth Osborne explains that our roads are dangerous by design. If you watch...

Transportation, Safe streets

VIDEO: How an obscure federal measure justifies the hefty price tag of destructive, divisive roadway projects

Our newest video, part of Divided by Design, helps explain how federal guidance known as value of time gets used every day to justify the cost of building...

Transportation, Divided by Design, Value of Time

WATCH: Safety and vehicle speed are fundamentally opposed

Sometimes we have to see it to believe it. How would street design really look if we prioritized the safety of all road users? Smart Growth America and...

Transportation, Complete Streets, Dangerous by Design, Safe streets

VIDEO: “Not just a way to get from A to B”

Our newest video tells the story of how Tucson’s community is building both advocacy for and physical implementations of Complete Streets while putting equity at the center of...

Complete Streets, Transportation

VIDEO: “I think no matter what part of town you live in, you deserve a street that is safe”

Our latest video tells the story of how Louisville, Kentucky has committed to planning and designing streets that prioritize the most vulnerable and ensure that everyone has access...

Complete Streets

VIDEO: Complete Streets in Pittsburgh are vital for improving public health

Our newest video tells the story of how Pittsburgh’s former mayor decided to take action on building safer, complete streets, why the city’s new mayor is picking up...

Case Study, Complete Streets

Webinar recap: Parking reform for 21st century communities

“Parking reform for 21st century communities: getting more out of public space,” was a joint webinar between the Form-Based Codes Institute and the State Smart Transportation Initiative. Speakers...

Complete Streets, Economic development, Transportation, Parking minimums, Parking requirements, public space, Webinars

Webinar recap: the National Opportunity Zones Marketplace

LOCUS & Smart Growth America recently launched the National Opportunity Zones Marketplace, an online resource to help facilitate equitable development and information sharing. It’s the latest evolution of...

Economic development, LOCUS, Technical assistance, equitable development, LOCUS Webinar, national opportunity zones academy, Opportunity Zones

Webinar Recap: The State of Transportation and Health Equity

Smart Growth America recently released The State of Transportation and Health Equity, a field scan looking at the intersection of transportation and health equity in the U.S. today....

Transportation, Health Equity, New Reports, Webinars

How three communities integrated arts & culture with transportation—and how you can too

As part of the State of the Art Workshop, Bozeman’s participants ride the local Streamline bus to experience first-hand the challenges riders face. (Image: staff photo) Last week...

Creative Placemaking, Transportation, arts and culture, Bozeman, Buffalo, creative placemaking, streamline

Webinar recording: Three toolkits for smart growth in rural places

In late April Smart Growth America released three new toolkits for smart growth in rural places. Our Community Facilities Location toolkit helps communities make the most of new...

Rural Development, affordable housing, Community facilities, Fiscal Impact Analysis, Toolkits, webinar, Webinars

Divided by Design 2023 Webinar

Webinar

New video: Walking in one of the deadliest states in America

In this year’s Dangerous by Design report, Florida was ranked as the second most deadly state for people walking. From 2018-2022, Florida saw an average of 3,705 deaths...

Complete Streets, Dangerous by Design 2024

Dangerous by Design Champion Testimonies

Testimonial

Community Connectors Atlanta Convening Recap

Testimonial

Small Towns, Big Impact

For the past 20 years, Smart Growth America has perhaps done more work in smaller towns and rural places than anywhere else, offering technical assistance, workshops with local...

Testimonial, Land Use and Development, Rural Development, Rural

ATL Rising: Building resilience in the face of extreme heat

Together with the Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), Smart Growth America has been raising awareness about the compounding effects of climate change, including the interactions between extreme heat,...

Testimonial, Climate Change, Resilience

The 2024 Equity Summit Recap Video

Event, Equity Summit, Events

A rural roadmap: Complete Streets for small towns

Long car trips don’t have to be a part of daily life for small towns and rural communities. Complete Streets are a vital tool for ensuring that rural...

Complete Streets

A rural roadmap: Aging in place with Complete Streets

A common misconception about investments that support walking, biking, rolling, and public transit is that the demand for these initiatives is limited to urban communities. Our new video,...

Complete Streets

A Community of Collaboration – The 2024 Champions Alumni Convening

Last month, we spent two days with Complete Streets Champion Institute alumni and community leaders to discuss strategies for implementing Complete Streets in our communities. The event served...

Complete Streets, Technical assistance, Champions Institute

Walking in Memphis: These streets are Dangerous by Design

Memphis is the deadliest city for pedestrians. According to our new report, Dangerous by Design 2024, Memphis holds the #1 spot, with a rate of 5.14 per 100,000...

Testimonial, Complete Streets, Transportation, Dangerous by Design

Meeting the moment: The 2024 Equity Summit

We’re so thankful to have had nearly 300 people gather in Washington, DC at our first in-person Equity Summit. We spent two days unpacking how we can work...

Event, 2024 Equity Summit, Equity Summit, Racial Equity, Social Equity

Equity Summit 2024: Charles T. Brown

Charles T. Brown Equitable Cities LLC Founder & CEO Learn more about Charles Charles T. Brown, MPA, CPD, LCI, is more than a transportation expert—he is a catalyst...

Event, Advancing Racial Equity, Equity Summit

Equity Summit 2024 Keynote: April De Simone

April De Simone Practice of Democracy Founder, Managing Principal NOMA, Associate AIA Learn more about April At the intersection of social dynamics and spatial design, Ms. De...

Event, Advancing Racial Equity, Equity Summit

NEW VIDEO: Creating Thriving Communities Through Complete Streets: Wenatchee’s Story

Made in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health, our new video tells the story of Wenatchee, Washington—a community that came together to make their streets safer....

Testimonial, Complete Streets

VIDEO: Pedestrian fatalities continue to rise. Here’s why.

In a conversation with CBS Sunday Morning, SGA’s Vice President of Transportation and Thriving Communities Beth Osborne explains that our roads are dangerous by design. If you watch...

Transportation, Safe streets

VIDEO: How an obscure federal measure justifies the hefty price tag of destructive, divisive roadway projects

Our newest video, part of Divided by Design, helps explain how federal guidance known as value of time gets used every day to justify the cost of building...

Transportation, Divided by Design, Value of Time

WATCH: Safety and vehicle speed are fundamentally opposed

Sometimes we have to see it to believe it. How would street design really look if we prioritized the safety of all road users? Smart Growth America and...

Transportation, Complete Streets, Dangerous by Design, Safe streets

VIDEO: “Not just a way to get from A to B”

Our newest video tells the story of how Tucson’s community is building both advocacy for and physical implementations of Complete Streets while putting equity at the center of...

Complete Streets, Transportation

VIDEO: “I think no matter what part of town you live in, you deserve a street that is safe”

Our latest video tells the story of how Louisville, Kentucky has committed to planning and designing streets that prioritize the most vulnerable and ensure that everyone has access...

Complete Streets

VIDEO: Complete Streets in Pittsburgh are vital for improving public health

Our newest video tells the story of how Pittsburgh’s former mayor decided to take action on building safer, complete streets, why the city’s new mayor is picking up...

Case Study, Complete Streets

Webinar recap: Parking reform for 21st century communities

“Parking reform for 21st century communities: getting more out of public space,” was a joint webinar between the Form-Based Codes Institute and the State Smart Transportation Initiative. Speakers...

Complete Streets, Economic development, Transportation, Parking minimums, Parking requirements, public space, Webinars

Webinar recap: the National Opportunity Zones Marketplace

LOCUS & Smart Growth America recently launched the National Opportunity Zones Marketplace, an online resource to help facilitate equitable development and information sharing. It’s the latest evolution of...

Economic development, LOCUS, Technical assistance, equitable development, LOCUS Webinar, national opportunity zones academy, Opportunity Zones

Webinar Recap: The State of Transportation and Health Equity

Smart Growth America recently released The State of Transportation and Health Equity, a field scan looking at the intersection of transportation and health equity in the U.S. today....

Transportation, Health Equity, New Reports, Webinars

How three communities integrated arts & culture with transportation—and how you can too

As part of the State of the Art Workshop, Bozeman’s participants ride the local Streamline bus to experience first-hand the challenges riders face. (Image: staff photo) Last week...

Creative Placemaking, Transportation, arts and culture, Bozeman, Buffalo, creative placemaking, streamline

Webinar recording: Three toolkits for smart growth in rural places

In late April Smart Growth America released three new toolkits for smart growth in rural places. Our Community Facilities Location toolkit helps communities make the most of new...

Rural Development, affordable housing, Community facilities, Fiscal Impact Analysis, Toolkits, webinar, Webinars

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